This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 412: The whole city is in turmoil, the Marquis comes out of seclusion

The first snow in the 48th year of Hongguang came earlier than last year.

On January 1, just two days after the Chinese New Year, heavy snow fell in Lanling City. It was the first snow of the new year.

It was snowing heavily, and the whole Lanling City was covered in white.

On the city walls, snow covered the glazed tiles. The towers were high, and snowflakes swirled in the wind.

A thick layer of white snow had already covered the streets. As pedestrians walked by in thick cotton robes, the snow under their feet made a "crunching" sound.

Inside a restaurant in the inner city, the air was filled with steam and the noise of people was deafening.

Snapped!
The gavel slammed heavily on the table. A storyteller sat on a wooden platform in the middle of the lobby on the first floor:

"There are only a few names in history, and countless barren hills in Beimang. The ancestors sowed and the descendants harvested, but it was nothing but a fight between dragons and tigers!"

"Today, I will tell you about some of the major events that have happened in the martial arts world recently that will go down in history!"

As soon as the storyteller finished speaking, the whole room burst into applause.

The reason why this restaurant is so popular is that many customers would rather come here in the heavy snow, because storytellers are arranged every day to tell stories for the guests in the restaurant for free.

Moreover, the content of the storytelling is updated regularly, ranging from important court events to legends in the martial arts world, so it can be said to keep up with current affairs.

Today is the time for an 'update':

"Three months ago, Shen Tu Yue, the disciple of the Red Dust Pavilion Master and the second-ranked one on the Fengyun Ranking, ended his retreat and broke through to become a martial arts master!"

"Who is Shentu Yue? Some of you may know her, but some may not. She is the one who said to Marquis Jing'an, 'I dare not compete with you in the Daoji territory.' Back then in the capital of Gansu Province..."

The storyteller mentioned Shentu Yue, and then introduced some of Shentu Yue's deeds, all of which were related to Marquis Jing'an.

As for who Marquis Jing'an is, there is no need for the storyteller to explain this.

After the introduction, everyone in the restaurant understood how powerful Shentu Yue was.

"When Shentu Yue broke through, she was just one month away from turning 26. This means that she broke the record previously set by Master Mingqi, a contemporary Buddhist disciple of Pudu Temple, and became the new number one in history!"

The storyteller said in an excited tone.

After all, Lanling City is the capital city with many warriors, so the people in the city know more about the warriors' strength, realm and other information than people in other places.

When everyone heard that Shentu Yue had achieved a breakthrough and became a martial arts master before the age of 26, they all understood the significance of this matter.

No wonder the storyteller said in advance that this was a major event that would go down in history!

"Tsk, this year's Fengyun ranking list is really full of gold."

In a private room on the second floor of the restaurant, a young man in a mink coat was drinking and talking with a smile.

The man was of noble appearance, with a pair of pleasing peach blossom eyes, and was particularly charming when he smiled.

He was the third prince who went on a secret visit.

Although his own cultivation is not high, he prefers the affairs of the martial arts world.

Xiaohua, wearing only a thin piece of clothes, was like his shadow, always standing by his side.

"The top three on the list are more powerful than each other."

The third prince said with a smile.

First, there was Zhu Fenghua, a man of ‘peerless beauty’. Even though he failed to ‘reach heaven in one step’, he also left a legend in the Dao Foundation Stage.

Needless to say, Li Fei is directly at the first basic stage in ancient and modern times.

Now here comes Shentu Yue, who breaks the record for the fastest breakthrough to martial arts master in history.

"In fact, Shen Tu Yue was able to break through so quickly thanks to Ming Qi."

Xiaohua at the side suddenly spoke.

"Oh?"

The Third Prince turned to look at her, "Shouldn't we thank Li Fei and Yan Dongchen?"

The news he received was that after watching the fight between Li Fei and Yan Dongchen, Shen Tu Yue found an opportunity to break through, and then returned to Hongchen Pavilion to practice seclusion. He did not break through until three months ago, and had become a martial arts master.

"Any important record in the history of cultivation, once broken, will bring you luck."

Xiaohua said.

The third prince nodded. He knew this, so he could understand why his father attached so much importance to Li Fei.

Because Li Fei broke records many times, he added a lot of luck to the Great Blue Dynasty!
Any king would like a 'son of destiny' like Li Fei, as long as he does not rebel.

"Breaking a record brings good fortune because it breaks some restrictions in the universe. To use the Taoist term, it means breaking the shackles of heaven."

Xiaohua said calmly.

"Heaven's shackles?"

The Third Prince seemed to be thinking about something. "You mean, because Mingqi was the first to break through the shackles of the Heavenly Dao that required one to reach the Martial Dao Master level at the age of 26, it is easier for those who come after him to break through before the age of 26?"

Xiaohua nodded: "Yes."

"So, Ning Chuan from Daluo Sect should also thank Ming Qi."

The third prince smiled.

The reason why he suddenly mentioned Ningchuan was because the storyteller downstairs was talking about Ningchuan at this moment:

".I think everyone here should still remember the previous "Tianjiao Theory". Ning Chuan was rated as the peerless Tianjiao! He won the third place in the National Martial Arts Exchange Competition two years ago. At that time, he had not yet included the fifth implantation into the body."

"Last September, Ning Chuan left Daluo Sect and went to Lingshou Prefecture in Ande Province to challenge Lan Ruoyun, who was ranked third on the Fengyun Overall Ranking at the time, and won in one battle!"

The storyteller began to narrate the battle between Ning Chuan and Lan Ruoyun in a very vivid way, as if he was watching the battle right there.

Lan Ruoyun was originally ranked fifth in the Fengyun overall ranking. After Yan Dongchen and Zhu Fenghua both broke through, she ranked third.

Everyone else thought that she was 'picked up' for the third place, but only a few people knew that Lan Ruoyun, who had mastered the Lan family's unique skill 'Lan Yin Xu Guo', was definitely not weaker than Yan Dongchen before he broke through!
As a result, in September last year, Lan Ruoyun was defeated by Ning Chuan, who had just entered the peak stage of the Dao Foundation Stage.

"【Ten Thousand Thunders Siming】, a Taoist foundation passed down from generation to generation, plus the Taoist power of the Ruyi realm, it's a pity that Ning Chuan was born at the wrong time. If he was born a few decades earlier, he would definitely be the well-deserved number one in the previous Fengyun rankings."

In the box, the third prince sighed.

Others don’t know how Ning Chuan defeated Lan Ruoyun, but he knows it very clearly.

Ning Chuan, who had just reached the peak of the Dao foundation stage, could not defeat Lan Ruoyun only by relying on the legendary Dao foundation [Wan Lei Siming] which was known as the 'number one in thunder attribute'.

But Ning Chuan also displayed the Taoist power of Ruyi level in that battle!
Only warriors at the peak of the Dao Foundation Stage can come into contact with Dao Power, and all of them remain at the "entering the Dao" level.

Dao power at the Ruyi level is usually only possessed by martial arts masters. If one uses the Dao foundation stage to master the Dao foundation at the Ruyi level, even if all the top-ranked people on the Fengyun list over the years are added together, there are still not many people who can master it!

That's why the Third Prince said that Ning Chuan was born at the wrong time. If he hadn't met the two 'perverts' Li Fei and Zhu Fenghua, Ning Chuan would definitely be number one on the Xiong Ba Feng Yun list.

"Tianxia has ranked Ning Chuan second in the Fengyun overall ranking. He will only turn 7 in July this year, but he has already shown a trend of being able to break through. If he can successfully break through in the next few months, he can also break the historical record and become the new youngest martial arts master in history!"

Downstairs, the storyteller spoke loudly.

"How come no one has been able to break the historical record in the past few years, but in the past two years, the record has been broken frequently as if it were free?"

A customer suddenly asked a question.

Mingqi achieved breakthrough on the day he turned 26, and Shentu Yue achieved breakthrough one month before he turned 26.

Now with the younger Ning Chuan, it is possible that this record could be pushed back a few months!
"Yeah, how can this record be broken so easily?"

"Weren't all the warriors in the past capable?"

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Inside the restaurant, customers were talking about it.

The storyteller looked embarrassed because he couldn't answer this question.

He also didn't know why the record had never been broken for so many years, but was broken one after another in the past two years?
"This shows that every generation has its own talented people, and our Great Blue Dynasty will have a prosperous military fortune!"

The storyteller was quite quick-witted and gave a reasonable answer.

"Yes, it shows that our Great Blue Dynasty is prosperous in military affairs."

"Hahaha, well said!"

"it is good--"

The customers cheered and many of them picked up the wine glasses on the table and had a drink.

For the common people who live under the emperor's feet, they all understand one truth very clearly:
Only when the country prospers can they live a better life.

In the box on the second floor, the third prince listened to the excited shouts outside and shook his head silently.

He naturally knew more of the truth than these ordinary people.

The concept of luck is mysterious, but it can truly affect everything in the world.

The consequences of Qingxu Zhenjun's rebellion that damaged the country's fortunes are now gradually becoming apparent.

The entire Great Blue Dynasty is in chaos!

The war in the north has been going on for more than half a year and has not yet subsided.

The Temple of Heaven assassination case has yet to yield a concrete result, and has instead involved many problems within the imperial court.

Such an important witness as Ye Zhao was actually killed in the dungeon of Zhengfa Pavilion.

As for what happened to Li Fei, although the Third Prince did not know the details, he could already guess the general idea.

In the eyes of the Third Prince, all of this is related to the damage to the country's fortunes.

I came here with great excitement, but now I have lost interest.

When the Third Prince was about to get up and leave, he suddenly heard the storyteller's voice coming from outside:
"Now that I have finished talking about the Jianghu, let me tell you about the officials in the imperial court."

"What I'm going to talk about next are the three major cases that have shaken the capital recently!"

Hearing this, the third prince sat back down again.

"Your Highness?"

Xiaohua looked at him.

The Third Prince: "It doesn't matter. Let's hear what the people are saying."

The so-called three major cases that shocked the capital are three cases that occurred one after another in the past six months.

The first major case was that Su Xuesong, the inspector general of Gansu Province, publicly impeached Chi Chengyu, the head of the Gansu Province’s Zhige Department!

In his impeachment memorial, Su Xuesong said that Chi Chengyu formed a clique for personal gain, colluded with traitors, and murdered his colleagues.

The most shocking thing is that Su Xuesong also said that Chi Chengyu murdered his only son Su Yifei!

This was not the end. Not long after Su Xuesong submitted the memorial, he led his men away from Gansu Province and went to Beijing to meet the emperor and seek justice for his only son!
A 17th-level official, a provincial governor, and a powerful figure who can be ranked among the top in the Great Lan Dynasty.

He was actually forced to leave his post and go to Beijing to meet the emperor.

This hasn't happened in decades!

In the past, this case would have definitely become a hot topic in Lanling City.

But now, this case can only be ranked last among the three major cases.

The second major case was that a guest official of Prince Cheng's residence was connected with the traitorous organization Xin Tian Hui. The Prince Cheng and the eldest prince uncovered the conspiracy and arrested him. After that, a series of officials related to Xin Tian Hui were implicated, including some related to Prince Cheng's residence.

At the previous grand court meeting, Prince Cheng Wang apologized for his crime in front of all the civil and military officials in the court!
The reason why this case was ranked before Su Xuesong's case was not because the status of Prince Cheng was higher than that of Su Xuesong, a provincial governor, but because the people involved in this case were very sensitive.

Now the war in the North has not yet ended, and King Cheng, as the governor of the North, is in charge of the military affairs of the North.

He was fighting on the front line, but suddenly a fire broke out in his backyard. This was of course a sensitive matter.

If it is not handled properly, it may directly affect the war in the north!

At the grand court meeting, the emperor did not blame Prince Cheng, but instead praised him.

However, a special task force has been formally set up in the Supervisory Cabinet to investigate the case involving the guest officials of Prince Cheng's Palace and the Xintian Society.

Until the truth of the case comes to light, Prince Cheng cannot completely clear himself of suspicion.

Not long after the other party apologized, the third major case occurred:

The detective He Jian, also known as 'Youhe', discovered that Zhengfa Pavilion was secretly reselling exotic beasts and magic tools!
Judging from the clues He Jian has found so far, many eyewitnesses and physical evidence point to the third prince!
A powerful prince who can participate in the fight for the crown prince, and is secretly connected with the Zhengfa Pavilion.

Once this happened, the "heat" immediately overshadowed the previous two major cases.

Inside the box, the third prince listened calmly to the storyteller telling about the three major cases.

The other party obviously had some concerns. When talking about the third major case, he did not dare to mention the third prince directly. He just said that according to the clues found by detective He Jian, the Zhengfa Pavilion might have an interest connection with a certain prince.

Even though the three major cases have caused a lot of uproar in the city recently, the crowd in the restaurant still enjoyed listening to the storyteller's "easy to understand" narration of the three major cases.

"Your Highness, could it be that the other two deliberately arranged for someone to spread the news?"

Xiaohua on the side suddenly said.

She doesn't care about many things, but when it comes to the vital interests of the man next to her, she has to care.

The 'other two' she mentioned were the Crown Prince and the Eldest Prince.

The Third Prince smiled and said, "Not really. This case doesn't need to be fanned. If those two people's methods are so inferior, wouldn't it make me look like a waste?"

If his opponent was so weak, why would he need to fight with him for so many years? Naturally, it would seem that he is not that smart.

"That"

Xiaohua looked at him with some concern.

The Third Prince smiled and took a sip of wine: "I was actually prepared to be dragged into this from the beginning."

The Temple of Heaven assassination was the beginning of all the changes.

Wei Hongwen, who assassinated the emperor, is the director of the Investigation Department of Zhige Pavilion. He is responsible for the public security of Lanling City. He is already involved with various forces.

If we investigate this person, it will inevitably involve many people and things.

The reason why the Third Prince advised Li Fei not to investigate the case too deeply was because of this consideration. The Xintian Society arranged for someone to assassinate the emperor, not to kill the emperor, but to cause chaos in the dynasty.

Over the years, the New Heaven Society has been secretly involved with many forces.

For example, Hongchen Pavilion’s entry into the world, and Prince Cheng’s Mansion.

If these forces knew in advance that the Xin Tian Hui was planning a rebellion, or even dared to send people to assassinate the emperor, they would definitely not cooperate with the Xin Tian Hui.

But precisely because there was no prior knowledge of the incident and the assassination at the Temple of Heaven occurred when there was already a connection of interests, it led to the current chaos.

"I originally thought that Li Fei would rush around and implicate me, but I didn't expect that Li Fei would remain in seclusion. Instead, it was He Jian who found out something."

The third prince shook his head:

"Come to think of it, the recent turmoil in the city is more or less related to Li Fei, but he has been secluded all the time, like an outsider. It's quite enviable when you think about it."

Li Fei went to the provincial capital of Gansu Province, and it turned out that the WTO was related to the Xintian Society, and then Su Xuesong's only son died.

Li Fei captured Ye Zhao alive and sent him back to Lanling City. However, Ye Zhao was killed in the dungeon of Zhengfa Pavilion.

It was based on this incident that He Jian found the guest official in Prince Cheng's mansion, which led to Prince Cheng's son asking for forgiveness.

The connection between the Third Prince and the Zhengfa Pavilion was discovered, and the initial "opening" was also due to Ye Zhao's death.

That’s why the third prince said that the three major cases recently were more or less related to Li Fei.

As a result, the Marquis of Jing'an has been secluded in his mansion since July last year and has not gone out until now.

He caused a stir in the whole city, and then locked himself in his mansion, like an outsider.

This made the third prince inexplicably angry and envious.

Suddenly, someone came to the box and knocked on the door, saying softly:
"Your Highness."

"what's up?"

The third prince asked.

The people who came were his subordinates.

"Marquis Jing'an has left the palace."

Reports from subordinates.

"Oh?"

The third prince's eyes lit up, "He finally left the palace?"

From the end of July last year to now, for more than five months, Li Fei has not left the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

During this period, only large quantities of things were transported from the inner treasury to his residence.

The third prince specifically inquired and found out that Li Fei had paid a huge sum of nearly 2000 million yuan to the inner treasury!

The items exchanged almost used up a marquis's five-year quota.

"Where did he go? Entered the palace?"

The third prince asked.

He was very curious about what Li Fei had achieved after spending so many resources in seclusion for so long.
"Marquis Jing'an did not enter the palace, but went to the Supervisory Office."

The subordinate said.

"The Supervisory Council"

The third prince's eyes changed.

The Supervisory Cabinet is in charge of the three major cases recently!
"What would you do?"

In the box, the third prince murmured.

In the headquarters of the Supervisory Cabinet, Li Fei scared many people along the way.

Everyone who saw him was shocked.

He had been in seclusion for half a year, and his sudden appearance was indeed surprising.

Arriving in front of an attic, Li Fei walked straight in.

There was no one on the first floor, so he went straight to the second floor.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

A violent coughing sound came from the second floor.

Li Fei frowned slightly and came to the hall on the second floor. He saw He Jian writing at the desk.

After not seeing him for a few months, the old man's complexion had obviously deteriorated a lot, and he had aged visibly.

For a martial artist at the Dao Foundation Stage, this rate of aging is obviously abnormal.

"Master Hou?!"

A surprised voice sounded, and Yuan Mengfei suddenly stood up from her seat.

He Jian raised his head and looked at Li Fei in surprise.

Although he was concentrating on his work just now, he was a Taoist foundation warrior after all, and his external perception ability was not weak, but he did not sense Li Fei's arrival at all.

Even though Li Fei was standing right in front of him, he couldn't sense any breath of life from him.

If he closed his eyes, he would feel that the person standing in front of him was not a person, but a piece of iron.

"My Lord, you are out of confinement? Are you okay?"

Yuan Mengfei asked with concern.

Li Fei smiled and said, "It's okay."

Yuan Mengfei looked into Li Fei's eyes seriously and felt that he didn't seem to be lying, so she couldn't help but feel happy.

After being in seclusion for several months, the rumors outside had become increasingly unfavorable to Li Fei. Yuan Mengfei also often wondered if there was really something wrong with Li Fei's practice.

Now seeing Li Fei appear in good health and confidently say that he was fine, she felt much more relieved.

"Sit down, my Lord. I'll make you some tea."

Yuan Mengfei said excitedly.

"it is good."

Li Fei walked to the opposite side of He Jian's desk and sat down. "Master He, is it so hard to investigate the case?"

He Jian knew what Li Fei was talking about, and his expression darkened a little.

He laughed at himself and said, "I have investigated cases for decades and I am used to seeing the evil of human nature and the darkness of the world. But in the past six months, I realized that I am just a frog in a well."

Li Fei pursed his lips and said, "Tell me, what happened during my retreat?"

"My Lord, please have some tea."

Yuan Mengfei brought tea to Li Fei.

"Thank you."

After expressing his thanks, Li Fei drank tea while listening to He Jian recount what had happened in the past few months.

Among the three major cases, the case of Su Xuesong, the inspector of Gansu Province, was the "left over" problem of Li Fei and He Jian's investigation in Gansu Province.

The remaining two major cases, in addition to being related to Li Fei, are also related to He Jian.

He Jian found out that the guest official in Prince Cheng's mansion had connections with the Xintian Society, so he went directly to the mansion to ask for the person, but to no avail.

He did not give up, but continued to investigate further.

Perhaps he pushed too hard, so that Prince Cheng finally came to apologize.

During the investigation, He Jian discovered the connection between the Zhengfa Pavilion and the third prince, thus the third major case occurred.

Although this detective had solved some major cases in the past, those cases did not involve the court too deeply and there were not many big shots involved, so the investigation was relatively smooth.

Now, an assassination case in the Temple of Heaven has implicated high-ranking officials, the Crown Prince of Cheng, the Zhengfa Pavilion and even a powerful prince!
This was something He Jian had never encountered before, so he also encountered unprecedented resistance and suppression.

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After listening to He Jian's calm narration, Li Fei felt a little guilty.

If it weren't for his sudden retreat, he should have been the one to bear and resolve these obstacles and pressures.

When the emperor asked him to investigate the Temple of Heaven assassination case, he also wanted him to be a lone minister.

Li Fei doesn't mind being a lone minister, nor is he afraid of being a lone minister.

But some pressure that was commonplace to him was enough to crush He Jian!
Although He Jian did not talk about the bad experiences he had during the investigation, Li Fei could imagine how difficult it would be.

Otherwise, He Jian would not have aged so much in just a few months.

"How did you get hurt?"

Li Fei suddenly asked.

He Jian was stunned. He didn't expect Li Fei to see through it.

He shook his head: "It's just an accident, not a big deal."

"It wasn't an accident, he was injured on purpose!"

Yuan Mengfei on the side couldn't help but say.

Li Fei looked at her: "Oh? Tell me, who hurt you?"

Yuan Mengfei glanced at He Jian, and then quickly told him what had happened before:

When Prince Qin Ziyu of King Cheng asked for forgiveness at the grand court meeting, He Jian did not give him any face and stood up to point out the possible suspicion of Qin Ziyu.

After the court meeting, Qin Ziyu was confined to his house. A few days later, He Jian's eldest disciple was deliberately framed and had a conflict with others.

When He Jian rushed over after hearing the news, his eldest disciple had already had one leg broken.

The old man immediately took action to subdue the attacker, but Xi Yuchen, a guest official from Prince Cheng's mansion, suddenly appeared and seriously injured He Jian with one move.

Later the matter was reported to the authorities. Xi Yuchen explained that he was friends with the attacker and he happened to pass by and saw He Jian injuring someone. He could not bear to see He Jian, who was at the Dao Foundation Stage, bullying a warrior at the Body Breaking Stage, so he stepped in to stop him.

At that time, he was eager to save the person and worried that his friend would be beaten to death by He Jian, so he hit him a little harder and injured He Jian.

"My senior brother was eventually convicted of fighting and assault. Both parties were responsible, and the murderer only paid him a sum of money. That Xi Yuchen injured the master, but in the end he was only detained for three months and paid 100,000 yuan."

Yuan Mengfei said with resentment.

Xi Yuchen had no official position. No matter what the reason was, he should not be detained for only three months for seriously injuring a court official.

The injuries He Jian sustained might not be healed even after three months of treatment!

But Xi Yuchen is a guest official of Prince Cheng's Mansion, and He Jian has touched the nerves of too many important people in the process of investigating the case.

So in the end, things turned out like this.

Li Fei listened to Yuan Mengfei's story with an expressionless face.

He looked at He Jian: "Where is Xi Yuchen being held now?"

He Jian frowned: "What do you want to do?"

Li Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, no matter how domineering I am, I won't go to jail to beat people up."

"My Lord, Xi Yuchen has just made it onto the main list of the Fengyun Ranking, ranking tenth!"

Yuan Mengfei couldn't help but remind her.

Xi Yuchen is a famous swordsman in Lanling City and was previously on the candidate list for the Fengyun overall list.

When Shentu Yue broke through, a spot on the main list of the Fengyun Ranking became vacant, and he just filled that spot and ranked tenth.

This is enough to illustrate his fighting ability.

If it was the Li Fei from before, Yuan Mengfei would never have said this.

But rumors outside have been going on for several months, saying that there was a problem with Li Fei's practice, and that he might have become useless and no longer be the number one in ancient and modern times.

So Yuan Mengfei couldn't help but remind Li Fei.

"Oh."

Li Fei looked calm, "How long will he be in jail?"

"We'll be locked up for more than a month."

"If Lord He writes a letter of apology, can he be released from prison early?"

"what?"

Yuan Mengfei looked at Li Fei in surprise, "Why?"

Li Fei did not explain, but just looked at He Jian: "Master He, is this possible?"

He Jian and Li Fei looked at each other for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

Li Fei smiled and said, "Then please trouble Lord He to write one."

A moment later, Li Fei walked out of the attic with a letter of understanding in his hand.

He looked up at the snowflakes flying in the sky.